Re: dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available'
On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:19:04 -0700
Bill Moseley <moseley@hank.org> wrote:
> Any ideas about how to fix?
>
> laptop:/home/moseley# apt-get update
> Get:1 http://bumby unstable/main Packages [3755kB]
> [...]
> Fetched 5384kB in 1m14s (72.0kB/s)
> E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure
-a' to correct the problem.
>
> laptop:/home/moseley# dpkg --configure -a
> dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 1:
> EOF after field name `'
Try the command line:
dpkg --clear-avail
: You could accomplish the same thing by deleting the available file,
but then you need to create a new one:
touch /var/lib/dpkg/available
Later Seeker
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